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shaky feet. His blanket fell away, but they were long past nudity
being an issue. Despite himself, his mind drifted back to their exploits
two days ago, and his cock began to react in kind.
We can deal with that later, too, Conor said, a smirk on his lips.
Ethan smiled back and let Conor guide him into the lounge. He
had to admit his surprise. While more than half of the people he
revealed his nature to were accepting of it, few came to terms so
quickly. It was obvious from Conor s manner that he had questions,
but that was only to be expected. The man had seen him change from
a wolf into a man. That s something most people outside of a pack
never saw.
The pack. Shit. He gestured to the phone. I need to call work.
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Conor handed him the phone and told him he d be in the kitchen if
he needed anything. Ethan watched him go, then called Avani s cell
phone. She answered on the third ring.
Hello?
Avani, it s Ethan. Can you talk?
She paused. Yeah, I m at home. No eavesdroppers. What s up?
He gave her the quick version of last night s events, up to and
including his visit to Conor. She listened in silence until he was
finished.
You sure you re okay, boss?
I will be, but I ll need you to keep this quiet. I m healing already,
but the scars will take a day or two to clear up, and I don t want to be
around the pack while they are. Especially with Craig already out for
my blood.
No worries. Got anything in mind?
Ethan sighed and rubbed softly at the regenerating flesh on his
neck. I ll stay out of sight as best I can. Tell anyone who asks that I
got laid last night and I m out on business today. We ll deal with
tomorrow when it comes.
Avani agreed and told him to take care of himself, then hung up.
Ethan turned the phone off and dropped it onto the table and sat back
on the couch. Conor appeared a moment later with Tommy by his
side.
You hungry? Conor gestured to the kitchen. I m no master
chef, but there s bacon in the pan and eggs on their way, too.
That d be great. Haven t eaten in a while, and it speeds my
healing. Sorry for intruding on you like this. Especially after the way I
left things.
Conor smiled. Don t worry about it. Really. I ll be right back.
He headed back into the kitchen, but Tommy stayed, eyeing
Ethan. Ethan smiled and waved the dog over.
C mere, you.
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Tommy chuffed and wagged his tail as he came over and Ethan
leant forward to rub the dog s ears.
You probably saved my life last night, Tommy. He kissed the
dog on the snout. If our pack allowed dogs, you d be right next to
Avani.
Tommy wagged his tail harder and put his front paws on Ethan s
knees. He laughed and stroked the dog s back for a while then pushed
him off when Conor came out of the kitchen with two plates in his
hands.
Ethan took his gratefully and devoured the contents, save for one
rasher of bacon, which he gave to a delighted Tommy. Conor
laughed.
He ll love you forever, now, he said.
If it wasn t for his barking last night, I might still be on your
step, Ethan said. I owe my life to both of you.
Where s my bacon, then?
Ethan smirked and gestured to his cock. Right here, whenever
you want it.
Conor coloured, but regained his composure fast. Trust me, once
you re on the mend, I ll be getting a taste.
Ethan grinned. Suddenly I m feeling perfectly fine.
Ha! Conor took Ethan s plate and replaced it with his own half-
finished one. Eat this, rest some more, and then we ll talk.
About sex, or about everything?
Everything.
* * * *
After the meal, Conor persuaded Ethan to rest some more, and
made the man a makeshift bed on the couch. He was still naked, since
Conor s clothes were all too small for him, but Conor turned up the
heat and grabbed him another blanket.
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Before he fell asleep, Conor checked the wound, and was
surprised to find it had already nearly closed. There would be a
vicious scar, but from what he d overheard of Ethan s call earlier,
even that would heal in a day or two. Apparently the man had to lie
low for a while, too. Sounds like fun to me.
As soon as Ethan was asleep, Conor headed upstairs to his office
and turned on his PC, then jumped on the search engines to look up
information on werewolves. He d meant to do it last night, but by the
time he d made Ethan comfortable he was too tired, and had passed
out on the couch.
The myriad of sites that his searches brought up were, for the most
part, a mass of conflicting and useless trivia. In the space of a night,
Conor had discovered more truth than half the sites, and disproved
several common facts. For instance, Ethan had been a full wolf, not a
cross between man and beast, and it hadn t been a full moon last
night. Also, he seemed to have a rapport with Tommy, healed
incredibly quickly, and retained some intelligence while in his wolf
form, as evidenced by the fact that he d managed to find Conor s
house.
He gave up on the sites and decided he d ask the source instead.
Just as soon as he woke up.
He didn t have to wait long. Three hours later, he heard movement
downstairs, and shut down his computer before heading down. Ethan
was awake and sat up on the couch again. He had the bandage from
his neck in his hand, and was carefully peeling away the remaining
tape.
How is it? Conor asked as he took the discarded bandage and
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